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Citation
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Judgment date
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| October 2025 |
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Appeal held partially successful: property from deceased father but surviving spouse retains a lawful interest; caveat partly justified.
Succession law – Letters of Administration – caveat against grant – rights of surviving spouse in undistributed estate – application of amended Succession Act to pending distribution – entitlement to caveat and legal beneficiary status.
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1 October 2025 |
| September 2025 |
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Counter-claim dismissed: claimant failed to prove contractual deliveries, price and quantum with reliable admissible evidence.
Contract law — proof of contract and essential terms — best evidence rule — original document required; Delivery evidence — authenticated delivery notes vs unsigned entries; Audit/reconciliation reports — requirement for maker’s testimony to avoid hearsay; Civil standard of proof — claimant must prove contract, performance, breach and quantum on balance of probabilities even in ex parte proceedings.
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23 September 2025 |
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Appellate court set aside judgment where plaintiff failed to prove pleaded 2019 debt and relied on irrelevant 2020 bank transactions.
Commercial law – burden of proof of indebtedness (Evidence Act s.101) – pleadings must match proof – parol evidence rule – inadmissibility of unpleaded subsequent transactions to prove pleaded claim – appeal court’s duty to reassess evidence and probabilities.
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22 September 2025 |
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Whether the plaintiff owned the depot stock and whether the defendant unlawfully converted it.
Property ownership – evidence of ownership: loan agreements, trading licence and tax assessment naming sole borrower/owner; Family/ matrimonial context – distinction between marital status and proprietary interest; Tort of conversion – wrongful exclusion and assumption of dominion over property; Remedies – declaratory relief, general damages, interest, and costs; Burden of proof in civil claims – balance of probabilities and requirement for strict proof of special damages.
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22 September 2025 |
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Petition for dissolution of marriage dismissed for lack of proof of a valid marriage; court lacked basis for divorce or custody orders.
Family law – Divorce – Customary marriage – Jurisdiction – Proof of customary marriage – Domicile – Burden of proof – Whether a Ugandan court has jurisdiction to dissolve marriage celebrated abroad – Requirement for cogent evidence of customary marriage.
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3 September 2025 |
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The court confirmed that lawful authority and proper burden of proof justified the clamping and impounding of a vehicle for unpaid parking fees.
Civil procedure – appeal – re-evaluation of evidence – burden of proof in civil claims – parking charges and vehicle clamping – delegated authority under local government bye-laws – fair hearing – technical drafting issues in grounds of appeal – costs.
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3 September 2025 |
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Admitting an untranslated vernacular document into evidence fatally vitiates trial proceedings and necessitates a retrial.
Civil procedure – admission of documentary evidence – language of court – requirement for certified translation – Section 88 Civil Procedure Act – retrial ordered due to procedural irregularity – nullity of proceedings based on evidence not in English.
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3 September 2025 |
| July 2025 |
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The court assessed compliance with SIM card registration regulations and discretionary breaches by MTN Uganda.
Telecommunications Law – Customer service obligations – Regularization of SIM card data – Breach of service terms.
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10 July 2025 |
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Plaintiff's claims proceed against most defendants, counterclaim valid; objections mostly overruled, allowing trial on merits.
Civil procedure – preliminary objection – cause of action – frivolous and vexatious suits – counterclaim procedural requirements.
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10 July 2025 |
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The court dismissed the suit as frivolous and lacking a cause of action due to significant procedural flaws.
Civil Procedure – Preliminary objection – Cause of action – Frivolous and vexatious claims.
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7 July 2025 |
| June 2025 |
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Application to amend witness statements and add evidence dismissed as premature due to procedural non-compliance.
Civil procedure – amendment of witness statements – introduction of additional evidence – requirement for joint scheduling memorandum and scheduling conference.
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30 June 2025 |
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Application dismissed as first and second applicants failed to provide affidavits, lacking merit for time extension.
Civil Procedure – application to set aside interlocutory judgment – defective affidavits – extension of time for defense filing
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25 June 2025 |
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Application for leave to appeal dismissed over lack of substantial grounds as the primary appeal remains undecided.
Civil procedure - leave to appeal - absence of final judgment - grounds of appeal lacking merit
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23 June 2025 |
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Application dismissed due to lack of support from management committee and defective affidavit of support.
Civil Procedure – Application competence – Management Committee Resolution – Authority to depone affidavit – Legal proceedings
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23 June 2025 |
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The court overruled preliminary objections, holding that fraud discovery timings and valid claims against state entities warranted proceedings.
Civil procedure – preliminary objections – cause of action against state entities – statute of limitations on fraud claims.
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19 June 2025 |
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High Court dismisses application for revision due to lack of locus standi and recommends review under Section 82 instead.
Civil Procedure - Revision of lower court decisions - Locus standi and jurisdictional errors under Section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act.
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18 June 2025 |
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Application for vacant possession is stayed pending related appeal and transferred to the Commercial Division.
Civil procedure – application for vacant possession – pending appeal and stay of execution – transfer of proceedings.
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18 June 2025 |
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Applicants failed to demonstrate bona fide triable issues, resulting in dismissal of application for leave to defend.
Civil Procedure – Summary Suit – Application for leave to defend – Authority in joint defense – Triable issue requirement
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18 June 2025 |
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The High Court found the application for compensation on wrongful execution res judicata, previously adjudicated.
Civil procedure – res judicata – improper execution of decree – compensation for wrongful attachment of property
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16 June 2025 |
| May 2025 |
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Land recovery and trespass claims dismissed as time‑barred and for lack of actual possession.
Limitation Act (Cap. 290) – s.5 (12‑year period for actions to recover land) – accrual at dispossession; Actual possession requirement for trespass – claimant must be in possession to sue for trespass; Adverse possession/extinctive prescription – s.16 extinguishes title after 12 years' adverse possession; Pleading requirements – claimant must plead any disability to extend limitation (fraud/concealment); Preliminary objections – time‑bar objection can be dispositive, obviating need to decide other objections.
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26 May 2025 |
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15 May 2025 |
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15 May 2025 |
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15 May 2025 |
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15 May 2025 |
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6 May 2025 |
| March 2025 |
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31 March 2025 |
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31 March 2025 |
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18 March 2025 |
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13 March 2025 |
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10 March 2025 |
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10 March 2025 |
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10 March 2025 |
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10 March 2025 |
| February 2025 |
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20 February 2025 |
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18 February 2025 |
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18 February 2025 |
| January 2025 |
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28 January 2025 |
Civil Procedure—locus standi—legal representative—misnomer—Order 24 Rule 4(1) CPR—Order 41 Rule 1 CPR—temporary injunction—abated suits—substantive justice—failure to substitute legal representative—appeal dismissed
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28 January 2025 |
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28 January 2025 |
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28 January 2025 |
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21 January 2025 |
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9 January 2025 |
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9 January 2025 |
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8 January 2025 |
| December 2024 |
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18 December 2024 |
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11 December 2024 |
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11 December 2024 |
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10 December 2024 |
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10 December 2024 |
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4 December 2024 |